Window.



No. 730,243, PATENTED JUNE 9', 1903.

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WINDOW.

APPLIOATIQN FILED FEB. 16, 1903. 4

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' PATENTED JUNE 9,1903,

I G. EDNIE. WINDOW.

APPLIOATION FILED, FEB. 16, 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET N0 MODEL.

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'NITED STATES Patented June 9, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WINDOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 730,243, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed February 16, l903. Serial No. 143,669. (Non odaL) .Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID GALLowAY ED- NIE, glazier, asubject of theKing of Great Britain, residing at 4 Oobden Terrace, Edinburgh,in thecounty of Mid-Lothian, Scotland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Windows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in double-hung sash and casedwindows.

The object of the invention is to so construct such windows that theycan be readily opened inwardly forcleaning or other purposes or beentirely removed for painting, repairs, or the like. The arrangement isalso such that the sashes can be held partially open for the purpose ofventilation or otherwise.

In order that my said invention may be properly understood, I havehereunto appended two sheets of drawings, whereon Figure 1 is a verticalsection of the window, showing the pulley stiles and fittings. Fig. 2 isa side view of the upper and lower sashes, part being in section. Fig. 3is a view of a batten-rod. Fig. 4 shows a method of constructing theparting-beads. Fig. 5 is a front view of part of the upper and lowersashes. Fig. 6 is a view of a pivot-plate. Fig. 7 is a view of anotherpivot-plate with locking-button shown in dotted lines. Fig. 8 shows alocking-button in front and side view. Fig. 9 is an enlarged side viewof the sash-fastening and ventilating arrangement. Fig. 10 is a view ofa device for holding the sash-cord. Fig. 11 is a View of a cord knottedat the end. Fig. 12 shows in section and plan another device for holdingthe sash-cord. Fig. 13 shows a chain with stud at the end.

Referring to the drawin gs,whereon the same reference-letters whereverrepeated indicate the same parts, the sash-frame a is ofthe ordinaryconstruction, with the usual sliding sashes c d. Each sash is providedat each side with a pivot-plate e, to which the weight or sash cords areremovably fastened. As will be seen at Figs. 2 and 7, each pivot-plateis made with a keyhole-slot f, into which the end of the weight-cord isreinovably fastened in any suitable manner, such as by means of ascrewed clip g, Fig. 12, which grips'the cord 9 and which is screwedinto a disk 71., which latter is of such a size that it can be insertedinto the circular hole f of-the slot f of the pivot-plate e. Of coursewhen the cord works up the narrow part of the slot the disk It preventsthe cord disengaging itself, or instead of this arrangement the cord maybe simply knotted, as shown at Fig. 11 and passed into the slot f, orwhen the sash is hung by chains a stud i, Fig. 13, may be fitted on theend of each chain, and this stud can be en'- gaged with thekeyhole-slot. In some cases a screw-clip such as shown at h, Fig. 10,may.

be used. This consists of a stud which is screwed into-an eyepiece 72?,through which the cord is passed. To prevent the cord disengaging itselffrom the plate 6, the circular part of the slotmay be closed bya buttonor disk j, which is made as shown at Fig. 8,and is simply inserted inplace with the bars j vertical and then turned around so that the barswill engage with the plate and lock the button in place, as shown indotted lines at Fig. 7. The button may be attachedto the plate by meansof a wire or cord or chain 7' The batten-rods k, Figs. 1 and 3, may havechecked ends, as shown, to fit into corresponding checks in thecross-stiles of the sashframe, and can further be secured by means of ascrewl at the center or by athumb-screw and plate, as at m.

The parting-beads n are each cut at about three inches above the top ofthe lower sash. They are miter-jointed at top and bottomand the centralpart n is removable and is held flush in the pulley-stile withthe toppart by means of a pin at n When the batten-rods and the parts n of theparting-beads are removed or taken out of the way, either sash canbeturned or swung around for cleaning or such like purpose on the cords g,which are held securely m the pivot-plates e. pivots. The knotted-cordarrangement, Fig. 1 1, is only suitable for windows of light weight. Theknot is secured by a pin or pins passed through it.

To bring the sashes right into theroom for repairs or such like, theleft batten-rod'is removed and then the lower sashis'pulled in and thebuttons j are removed from the pivotplates 8 and the cords alsodetached. Thereafter the cords are fixed into retaining-plates 0, (madesimilar to the plates e,) fixed flush in The studs 11 or disks h act as.

the pulley-stiles. (See Fig. 1.) When thishas been done, the sash can beset aside and repaired. The top sash is likewise manipulated by pullingit down, removing partingbeads, removing the cords, and then fixing themin the plates 0, (see Fig. 1,) whereupon the sash can be laid aside. Thesashes when removed can of course be taken to any suitable place forrepair. When the sashes are being'fitted in place again, the cords aredisengaged from the plates 0 and fitted into the pivot-plates e of thesashes. I also profide the window with a sash-fastening and ventilatingarrangement, as shown at Figs. 2, 5, and 9. This arrangement consists ofa plate 1), fixed to the bottom sash by means of a bolt tang g, andscrew-nail (f. This plate has a lug p with tapped hole in it throughwhich a lockin '-scrcwp is passed. This screw can be made to enter, asdesired, any one of a series of tapped holes 7- made in the plate '7',which is fastened to the face of the upper sash. The plates 1) may befixed at only one side of the window, as shown, or on both sides. As thesashes are moved relatively with one another the screw 19 can be made toengage with one or other of the holes 1*, and thereby hold the windowpartially open or not, as desired.

A cord (or cords) may be fixed to the upper sash for pulling it up ordown by means of keyholeslotted plates 8, one at each side of the sash,to which knotted ends of the cord (or cords) are engaged in the samemanner as with the pivot-plates e. The cord (or cords) is passed overpulleys t, fastened at the upper part of the pulley-stiles. The knottedends of the cord (or cords) can be easily disengaged from the plates .9when desired.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination, a window-frame, a s1iding sash fitted in the frame,Weight-cords for the sash, keyhole-slotted plates 0 fitted to the sidesof the sash, means on the ends of the weight-cords for pivotallysecuring said cords to the plates and buttonsj for locking the ends ofthe cords in the plates substantially as described.

2. In combination, a window-frmne, a s1iding sash fitted in the frame,weight-cords for the sash, keyhole-slotted plates '6 fitted to the sidesof the sash, screw-clamps h It? on the ends of the cords for pivotallysecuring said cords to the plates and buttons for locking theends of thecords in the as described.

Signed at Glasgow, of December, 1902.

DAVID GALLOXVAY EDNIE. Witnesses:

WVILLIAM GALL, H. D. FITZPATRICK.

plates, substantially Scotland, this 30th day

